Opening Night: 29 January 1999
Author: Stanisław Wyspiański
Title: The Judges
Original Title:
Sędziowie
Director:
Jerzy Grzegorzewski

Auditorium: Wierzbowa Street Hall
Running time: 1 hour 10 min

The Judges

director: Jerzy Grzegorzewski
set design: Barbara Hanicka
music: Stanisław Radwan
lighting design: Mirosław Poznański

Awards and Nominations:

1999 – award for directing of 24th Opole Theatre Confrontations "Polish Classics" to Jerzy Grzegorzewski for direction of The Judges
1999 – award of 24th Opole Theatre Confrontations "Polish Classics" to Jerzy Trela for the role of Samuel
1999 – award of 24th Opole Theatre Confrontations "Polish Classics" to Krzysztof Globisz for the role of Nathan
1999 – The Aleksander Zelwerowicz Award for the best actor to Jerzy Trela for the role of Samuel
1999 – The Warsaw Felix award in "the best theatre director" category to Jerzy Grzegorzewski for direction of The Judges
1999 – The Warsaw Felix award in "the best male leading role" category to Jerzy Trela for the role of Samuel
1999 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best supporting male role" category for Krzysztof Globisz for the role of Nathan

Cast:

Samuel Jerzy Trela (as a guest actor from September 1, 2000)
Joas Dorota Segda (as a guest actor from September 1, 2000)
Nathan Krzysztof Globisz (guest actor)
Jewdocha Ewa Konstancja Bułhak
Old Man Mariusz Benoit (as a guest actor from September 1, 2000)
Soldier Arkadiusz Janiczek
Jukli Michał Pawlicki / Jerzy Łapiński (from February 4, 1999)
Girls Sylwia Nowiczewska, Anna Szczerbińska (guest actor)
Feiga Wiesława Niemyska
Gendarme Mirosław Kowalczyk (guest actor) / Radosław Elis (from April 23, 1999)
Judge Krzysztof Gosztyła (as a guest actor from August 1, 1999) / Marek Barbasiewicz (from April 22, 1999)
Teacher Andrzej Blumenfeld / Jacek Różański (from February 28, 2001)
Pharmacist Zdzisław Tobiasz (guest actor)
Village Mayor Czesław Lasota
Priest Mirosław Konarowski / Jacek Mikołajczak
Rachel Magdalena Warzecha
Poet Marek Barbasiewicz

musicians: Jacek Stankiewicz, Stanisław Tomanek, Dariusz Wachnik, Marek Zebura, Marek Czech (understudy), Maciej Przestrzelski (understudy), Maciej Skowroński (understudy), Błażej Sroczyński (understudy)

 

Production team:

  • director's assistants: Wiesława Niemyska, Mariusz Bieliński (TA)
    set designer's assistants: Jadwiga Michalska, Anita Świderek
  • lighting technician: Krzysztof Trzaskowski
  • sound technician: Mariusz Maszewski
  • stage manager: Adam Borkowski
  • prompter: Jolanta Szydłowska

Gallery:

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    This adaptation of the novel Other Delights is the second staging of one of Jerzy Pilch's works at the National Theatre, following The Holy Father's Skis. Premiere – 7 December 2024.  

  • FAUST

    Faust is a story based on an ancient legend of a scholar who yearns so much for just a moment of happiness that he makes a pact with the devil. Premiere – 26 October 2024.

  • FEBLIK

    Małgorzata Maciejewska's surprising drama received the Tadeusz Różewicz Drama Award in 2022, the competition's first year. The show is directed by Lena Frankiewicz. 

  • A DREAM PLAY

    After the well-received Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Sławomir Narloch returned to the National Theatre with another premiere – A Dream Play by Strindberg.

     

  • KING LEAR

    The King of Britain divides his kingdom between his three daughters to free himself from worries and hardships. However, before the decision he poses a question: which of you loves me the most?

  • WAITING FOR GODOT

    "What do we do now? Wait. [...] We're waiting for Godot". Piotr Cieplak directs Waiting for Godot by Beckett. Is this a classic yet? Does it still have its avant-garde power? And, are we still waiting?

  • FREDRO: THE JUBILEE YEAR

    Do you know Fredro? Not necessarily... To celebrate 230 years since Aleksander Fredro's birth, the National Theatre invites you to an evening dedicated to the life and works of Poland’s greatest comedy writer. 

  • TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS

    Małgorzata Bogajewska directs for the second time at the National Theatre. This time she draws on Ödön von Horváth's 1931 drama.

  • Solidarity with Ukraine | Солідарні з Україною

    The ensemble of the National Theatre stands in solidarity with the Ukrainians who are fighting for the independence of their homeland.

  • The National Theatre at Google Cultural Institute

    The virtual exhibition 250 Years of Teatr Narodowy (the National Theatre of Poland) is available online at Google Cultural Institute.

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